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we need to you hack away at social security and medicare more, so now boehner is between a rock and a hard place thee theoretically. it's atrue we don't want to have too much sympathy for john boehner. >> let's cry. >> and your tan looks great. it's a very unusual position for a speaker to be in. that is why the popularity and who is to blame the way people say who is to blame they say people are 53% to blame the president 27%. >> cenk: that number has not moved. people are saying obama is reasonable boehner and the republicans unreasonable. easy got to make a deal in that sense, too. they're going to do the grand bargain. both sides are really, really motivated. both sides are super motivated. now really good piece of news about elizabeth warren. >> she was named to the bank committee. two senators retiring in january announced they're retirements. they were on the bank committee. the bank spent a lot of money to see her not get elected spent a lot of lobbying power to see her not named the the committee. remember, $3 million were given to scott brown by bankers in that campaign, $24
we need to you hack away at social security and medicare more, so now boehner is between a rock and a hard place thee theoretically. it's atrue we don't want to have too much sympathy for john boehner. >> let's cry. >> and your tan looks great. it's a very unusual position for a speaker to be in. that is why the popularity and who is to blame the way people say who is to blame they say people are 53% to blame the president 27%. >> cenk: that number has not moved. people are...
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we don't have a medicare problem. we have a healthcare cost problem. there is no competition in the healthcare market place right now. >> stephanie: right. >> okay. and people make money in the healthcare industry when prices go up. >> right. >> corporations make money when prices go up. we're talking about medical device manufacturers, drug companies, health insurance companies, they all make money the higher the prices are. they have no incentive to work for the public good. their incent sieve to make money for shareholders. higher prices in the healthcare market in general are a good thing for them. >> stephanie: right. you were pointing out we're forced -- because the baseline is fraudulently high. >> you hear a lot that medicare underpays. it is not that medicare underpays, it is that we have this faulty baseline that's too high. medicare's rates are actually reasonable but we've created this fake market place where the baseline is so expensive that we, as a nation, are overpaying and we don't negotiate the way other countries do. so we're essenti
we don't have a medicare problem. we have a healthcare cost problem. there is no competition in the healthcare market place right now. >> stephanie: right. >> okay. and people make money in the healthcare industry when prices go up. >> right. >> corporations make money when prices go up. we're talking about medical device manufacturers, drug companies, health insurance companies, they all make money the higher the prices are. they have no incentive to work for the public...
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social security and medicare self-funded programs, the democrats are the ones that are the protectors of that. republicans know the only way to get it modified or changed is to have a democratic president begin that process. any time they've ever started with any of their clowns, it has been a disasterrer. they have to start the process. number two is they whine and cry about the deficit. basic civics 101. the president spends no money. the congress approves everything. they're the ones that created it. >> bill: sure. they're the ones who brought us to the fiscal cliff as we were talking yesterday because their super committee failed to do its job and now we have the sequestration hanging over our heads. >> they constantly create a situation, try to blame obama. >> bill: kevin, do you think we dare say look, hold the line and if you don't raise rates on the top 2%, we're not going to make a deal? >> absolutely. hold the line. i'll gladly pay more taxes than to have some rich son of a bitch pay more. >> bill: you and me both. that's all right. i'm willing to do it. i am a patriotic mil
social security and medicare self-funded programs, the democrats are the ones that are the protectors of that. republicans know the only way to get it modified or changed is to have a democratic president begin that process. any time they've ever started with any of their clowns, it has been a disasterrer. they have to start the process. number two is they whine and cry about the deficit. basic civics 101. the president spends no money. the congress approves everything. they're the ones that...
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no cuts for benefits to medicare medicaid and social security. social security should be completely off the table because it doesn't have anything to do with our long-term debtor our deficits. and you know, to the extent that there are ry form, there are reforms from medicare built in to the care act if enabled to play out over the next decade will result in a lot of savings and if you want to do anything with medicare negotiate precipitation drug prices. >> jennifer: did the president put the amount of money that was put on the table in terms of the proposed cuts, and included about $400 billion to medicare, did those -- were those the previously -- is that stuff that embedded in the affordable care act or that additional savings? >> it is. i look at that as i have looked at it as additional savings, we have to obviously see what's full out, you know, the table in negotiations. but, again those savings net billions of dollars of savings built in to the affordable care act over the next 10 years instead what we have heard from republicans even as
no cuts for benefits to medicare medicaid and social security. social security should be completely off the table because it doesn't have anything to do with our long-term debtor our deficits. and you know, to the extent that there are ry form, there are reforms from medicare built in to the care act if enabled to play out over the next decade will result in a lot of savings and if you want to do anything with medicare negotiate precipitation drug prices. >> jennifer: did the president...
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they'll try to kill social security, medicare and everything they've always wanted to kill in the first place. about "the heavy hand of government". i want to have that conversation. let's talk about it. really. really! that you're gonna lay people off because now the government's going to help you fund your health care. really? i wanna be able to have those conversations. not just to be confrontational, but to understand what the other side is saying. and you know, i'd like to arm our viewers with the ability to argue with their conservative uncle joe over the dinner table. [ music ] >> chatting with you live at current.com/bill presscurrent.com/billpress this is "the bill press show" live on your radio and current tv sglfrnings all right. thirty-three minutes after the hour, wednesday moving right along on the "full-court press." taking your calls on the opportunity i will have tonight. say a quick hello to the leader of the free world on your behalf. what's a quick message you think you want -- you would like me to pass along on your behalf? we will get right back to your calls and y
they'll try to kill social security, medicare and everything they've always wanted to kill in the first place. about "the heavy hand of government". i want to have that conversation. let's talk about it. really. really! that you're gonna lay people off because now the government's going to help you fund your health care. really? i wanna be able to have those conversations. not just to be confrontational, but to understand what the other side is saying. and you know, i'd like to arm...
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they have to get rid of medicare medicare, welfare and kill off all the poor people. that's the only thing that will work. take the victory lap because he's so popular. >> stephanie: starting position, why won't the president get serious. >> that's an approach. >> that's a solution semi. >> stephanie: i made a chart. poor people and chipper. >> we need mulch. >> stephanie: and new things will grow, new rich things. the boner. >> sound byte: we had a very nice conversation last night that was direct and straightforward. >> i had four bourbons three and four, and he barfed on the president's shoes. >> stephanie: we're told. once again they find themselves in a stand off. the debt ceiling shown offdown. once again. the president met in private conversation and made it abundantly to the boner that they want the package. they said we're not idiots,. the speaker dipped back in his usual rhetoric where he said any increase has to be accompanied by spending reductions that meet or exceed it. should the debt ceiling remain unresolved, the democrats explore the illegal school o
they have to get rid of medicare medicare, welfare and kill off all the poor people. that's the only thing that will work. take the victory lap because he's so popular. >> stephanie: starting position, why won't the president get serious. >> that's an approach. >> that's a solution semi. >> stephanie: i made a chart. poor people and chipper. >> we need mulch. >> stephanie: and new things will grow, new rich things. the boner. >> sound byte: we had a...
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visit care.gov or call 1-800-medicare. >>shepard: celebrations in the street after the united nations updated the status of palestinians. fire would over gaza city and a local called the u.n. vote a great victory for the palestinians. remember, it does not grant them independence but palestinians say they hope it will help in their negotiations with israel as they seek to return to the so-called pre-1967 borders where israel would give back land to the west bank and gaza and east jerusalem. after the vote, israel gave crews the okay to build 3,000 new housing units inside east jerusalem and the west bank. palestinian leaders have said they will not return to peace talks unless and until israel put as freeze on the construction of the settlements. and now like to our newsroom in jerusalem. our president has urged them to stop with the settlement for years now. >> indeed. the israelis made this announcement hours after the vote took place and many arguably have said it is more than coincidental and in addition to the 3,000 h
visit care.gov or call 1-800-medicare. >>shepard: celebrations in the street after the united nations updated the status of palestinians. fire would over gaza city and a local called the u.n. vote a great victory for the palestinians. remember, it does not grant them independence but palestinians say they hope it will help in their negotiations with israel as they seek to return to the so-called pre-1967 borders where israel would give back land to the west bank and gaza and east...
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we will not block grant medicare -- medicaid, and we will not voucher or premium support medicare. in this context, it becomes dollars and since. -- cents/ . this is not going to be easy. i would suggest that in this quest for more reform to medicare and medicaid, if we can say by the 10th year of the budget horizon that we are on the right path, i think that is ok. entitlement reform -- >> the number is whether we have solved the problem. >> entitlement reform is tough and you cannot do it in 10 years. this is a long-term problem. we should be thinking about this in a 20 or 30-year horizon. cbo scoring makes it incredibly difficult. we don't want it to force us to make -- >> i would like to take a step back and step in a slightly different direction from the fiscal cliff and talk more about long-term and medium-term economic realities we face. in your written testimony to this committee, you warned against kicking the can down the road in definitely because of the adverse effect that might have on the economy. the medium and long-term impact it might have. i thought your analysis
we will not block grant medicare -- medicaid, and we will not voucher or premium support medicare. in this context, it becomes dollars and since. -- cents/ . this is not going to be easy. i would suggest that in this quest for more reform to medicare and medicaid, if we can say by the 10th year of the budget horizon that we are on the right path, i think that is ok. entitlement reform -- >> the number is whether we have solved the problem. >> entitlement reform is tough and you...
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total medicare increase 932 billion dollars medicare enrollment iss projected tooincrease from 47 to 79 million. will kennedy reportiig. &p3 3 33 3 &p3 the fatal shove... on the ew york city subway...hear from the family... of tte man who was killed...next on fox45 match)"a little kid with a big - heart...why everyone was cheering for a middle school wrestllr... to lose. an arrest has been made in that deadly nee york subway att. attack. officers say naeem davis, who is homeless, 58- eight--ear-ood man in front of a ttain monday afternoon. argument ppior to the believed to be in that video. family members of the victim -- ki-suk han ffqueens -- are now speaking out. han says: "our family is grieving now but we want to thank everyone who reached out to us anddoffered their help. &pwe are suffering in sorrow bu we have the support of our family, friends and our chhrch t heep us throogh his time." time." han's widow saidd theecouple had argued before the traaedy... she tried calling him that morning, buu he didn't ansser. fromm.. santa claus... to rudooph, .../ therr's ... plenty of chr
total medicare increase 932 billion dollars medicare enrollment iss projected tooincrease from 47 to 79 million. will kennedy reportiig. &p3 3 33 3 &p3 the fatal shove... on the ew york city subway...hear from the family... of tte man who was killed...next on fox45 match)"a little kid with a big - heart...why everyone was cheering for a middle school wrestllr... to lose. an arrest has been made in that deadly nee york subway att. attack. officers say naeem davis, who is homeless,...
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so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, it could save you thousands in out-of-pocket costs. call now to request your free decision guide. i've been with my doctor for 12 years. now i know i'll be able to stick with him. you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients. plus, there are no networks, and you never need a referral. see why millions of people have already enrolled in the only medicare supplement insurance plans endorsed by aarp. don't wait. call now. [ male announcer ] marie callender's puts everything you've grown to love about sunday dinner into each of her pot pies. tender white meat chicken and vegetables in a crust made from scratch. marie callender's. it's time to sav
so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, it could save you thousands in out-of-pocket costs. call now to request your...
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whether to raise taxes on the welty and how deep to cut entitlement programs like social security and medicare. >> just because we're at a stalemate doesn't mean we won't get to a deal. >> they explain that grand standing is part of the play book. >> they will use every day between christmas and new years to push back and forth to have each side air their grievances. >> lawmakers left town for a long weekend. except -- >>i will be here and will be available to sit down with the president. >> the white house did not say when the president will sit down with speaker boehner but we know that the president will hit the road to make his case on the fiscal cliff in detroit. >> the sheriff's office is trying to figure out what caused a vehicle to veer you have a the road and down an embankment. we were above the scene along winters run road just along singers run road. they had to free the 21-year-old male driver. rescuers used a hook and ladder truck to hoist the man from the rescreen and back on the road. no word on that man's condition. and a 32-year-old woman is out of the hospital and in police
whether to raise taxes on the welty and how deep to cut entitlement programs like social security and medicare. >> just because we're at a stalemate doesn't mean we won't get to a deal. >> they explain that grand standing is part of the play book. >> they will use every day between christmas and new years to push back and forth to have each side air their grievances. >> lawmakers left town for a long weekend. except -- >>i will be here and will be available to sit...
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it is really a fight over your money, and things like medicare, a majority of americans believe the wealthy should pay more in taxes. that is something the president ran on. and today, he went on the road to push his case. this is all part of a dance that has got to end in serious talks and ultimately some compromise to avoid this moment known as the fiscal cliff. with 32 days to go until the make or break point, it is where we begin tonight with our white house correspondent kristen welker, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, president obama tried to sell his plan in the suburbs of philadelphia today. it is a tactic he thinks has worked in the past, but it did very little to sway the congressional republicans. president obama turning up the heat on republicans. >> hello, hatfield. >> reporter: taking his case for higher taxes on the wealthy to pennsylvania today. >> i don't think it is acceptable to you for just a handful of republicans in congress to hold middle class tax cuts hostage simply because they don't want tax rates on upper income folks to go up. >> reporter: speaking at a
it is really a fight over your money, and things like medicare, a majority of americans believe the wealthy should pay more in taxes. that is something the president ran on. and today, he went on the road to push his case. this is all part of a dance that has got to end in serious talks and ultimately some compromise to avoid this moment known as the fiscal cliff. with 32 days to go until the make or break point, it is where we begin tonight with our white house correspondent kristen welker,...
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look, nobody -- we just went through a campaign in which medicare, the ryan budget, and changes to medicare and cuts out of medicare were such a huge issue, both sides claiming that they wanted to protect seniors. but, look, i think the democrats believe that they have an opportunity, they have leverage on the tax issue, that they don't want to talk about these entitlement changes until the republicans agree to increase the tax rate on the top 2%. because after all, there was a bill that passed out of the senate and they believe that at the end of the day, if that bill is still on the plate, on the republicans' plate in the house, they'll have to pass it staring down the fiscal cliff. >> but here's the thing. both sides acknowledge that you're not going to get a deal done without some sort of change to entitlements. specifically medicare. >> well, i'm not so sure what that means when you say it's some sort of change. some sort of structural change to medicare? i'm not sure that has to be on the table. i do think, though, that we do have to have some spending cuts and the president has ackno
look, nobody -- we just went through a campaign in which medicare, the ryan budget, and changes to medicare and cuts out of medicare were such a huge issue, both sides claiming that they wanted to protect seniors. but, look, i think the democrats believe that they have an opportunity, they have leverage on the tax issue, that they don't want to talk about these entitlement changes until the republicans agree to increase the tax rate on the top 2%. because after all, there was a bill that passed...
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, what about thinking about the gaps in medicare? it's a good program if there's no coverage for hearing aids, hearing aids batteries, dental care, dentures. these are real needs for seniors. so these programs can be adjusted by improveing the efficiencies of the programs but maybe bringing home some revenue not going back to the old mantra of let's cut, cut, cut. >> woodruff: we hear you and i know those are arguments you've bullpen making all over washington. max ritchman, thank you so much. >> thank you so much. >> woodruff: and we'll ave different perspectives in the coming days. online we have a report from our partners at kaiser health news on how the fiscal cliff could affect health care for the military and for medicare patients. >> brown: next, a potential crisis of a different kind, one that has new urgency after hurricane sandy and that also involves federal spending: rising sea levels. today, new york city mayor michael bloomberg announced a new long-term initiative to protect the city from future natural disasters. he ca
, what about thinking about the gaps in medicare? it's a good program if there's no coverage for hearing aids, hearing aids batteries, dental care, dentures. these are real needs for seniors. so these programs can be adjusted by improveing the efficiencies of the programs but maybe bringing home some revenue not going back to the old mantra of let's cut, cut, cut. >> woodruff: we hear you and i know those are arguments you've bullpen making all over washington. max ritchman, thank you so...
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cutting hundreds of billions of dollars from medicare and medicaid will short change the people who need it the most. so if you don't want seniors to come up empty. call sen. warner and tell him don't make a bad deal that cuts our care. >>> werl come back to 9news -- welcome back to 9news. monday came here with your timesaver traffic. brunswick line is running 15 to 20 minutes. on the southbound side of 295 right before the sousa bridge, there's a disabled vehicle in the left lane. you can see eight before slow traffic already forming because of that. on the inbound side of i-66, earlier incident here at route 50 has been cleared. but slow traffic as you head in from route 29, lee highway, 31 miles an hour as you head toferred fairfax -- toward fairfax before that pace picks up. let's show you what it looks like if you're planning to head here in rockville. this accident long-standing in the intersection of seven locks road and montrose road. let's take a look at our maps at 270 on the southbound side. this accident southbound side near route 28 blocks the left lane. we got a shot from s
cutting hundreds of billions of dollars from medicare and medicaid will short change the people who need it the most. so if you don't want seniors to come up empty. call sen. warner and tell him don't make a bad deal that cuts our care. >>> werl come back to 9news -- welcome back to 9news. monday came here with your timesaver traffic. brunswick line is running 15 to 20 minutes. on the southbound side of 295 right before the sousa bridge, there's a disabled vehicle in the left lane. you...
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high pay into medicare. -- ip into medicare. you talk about no cuts, but how come in 2011 i lost my eye benefit and hearing aid benefit? i am paying $93 a month for medicare. i pay 15% of my prescription costs. now it is $11, 43 -- $11.43. guest: we have cut congressional budgets, and that is inappropriate thing to do, and i'm sure we will look -- and that is an appropriate thing to do, and i'm sure we will look at that again. if you look to the total budget in these programs, they do not go down, they go up. we are not spending less. part of that is we are beginning the baby boomers moving into this. nobody has a reform proposal that would threaten any benefits this lady is currently receiving. nobody wants to do that. if we do not do these things, these programs go broke and her benefits will be effected. we are trying to reach a sustainable way to protect these programs. host: the gop proposal does include $200 billion come out which could effect social security benefits? guest: it could, but not immediately, and for upper- i
high pay into medicare. -- ip into medicare. you talk about no cuts, but how come in 2011 i lost my eye benefit and hearing aid benefit? i am paying $93 a month for medicare. i pay 15% of my prescription costs. now it is $11, 43 -- $11.43. guest: we have cut congressional budgets, and that is inappropriate thing to do, and i'm sure we will look -- and that is an appropriate thing to do, and i'm sure we will look at that again. if you look to the total budget in these programs, they do not go...
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they say wait, what about these medicare cuts. 9 only people that brought up medicare cuts were the republican was talked about obama was going to cut $716 billion so now we're in a situation where nobody wants his or her fingerprints on the medicare cuts. >> uh-huh. >> okay. the medicare cuts, i can assure you, and this is going to upset a lot of people, will appear in the negotiations. they will be-- paternity will be denied but they will miraculously appear. and i think we've got to outline what will go ahead with the deal. >> who is playing what hand, who is playing from strength here at this point. >> on this the president has the strength. no he request. first he won the election. second the polling shows that people are more likely to blame the republicans. third, if you look at the way the rules of the fiscal cliff are structured, the republicans lose big. the cuts, the sequestration, the cuts come out of defense disproportionately so they come out of republicans, so a lot of republicans said this is not a great place to wage this fight. we would rather not fight here. >> what do you t
they say wait, what about these medicare cuts. 9 only people that brought up medicare cuts were the republican was talked about obama was going to cut $716 billion so now we're in a situation where nobody wants his or her fingerprints on the medicare cuts. >> uh-huh. >> okay. the medicare cuts, i can assure you, and this is going to upset a lot of people, will appear in the negotiations. they will be-- paternity will be denied but they will miraculously appear. and i think we've got...
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remember, all medicare supplement insurance plans help cover what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you thousands a year in out-of-pocket costs. call now to request your free decision guide. and learn more about the kinds of plans that will be here for you now -- and down the road. i have a lifetime of experience. so i know how important that is. the muslim brotherhood promised they weren't going to seek the presidency. now they have their guy in there and they are talk about insuring public morality in thize of mr. morsi. the new constitution has to be put to the public for a vote in 30 days. we are hearing new acai sayings that president obama may not want to reach a deal on the nation's fiscal crisis. some claim the president is intentionally coming to the table with a plan the republicans will reject to damage gop come the next election. democrats are asking the republicans, where are your proposals? here is john boehner and nancy pelosi. >> the republican lead i areship in the house to bring the legislation to the floor next week. megyn: doug schoen cohosts campa
remember, all medicare supplement insurance plans help cover what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you thousands a year in out-of-pocket costs. call now to request your free decision guide. and learn more about the kinds of plans that will be here for you now -- and down the road. i have a lifetime of experience. so i know how important that is. the muslim brotherhood promised they weren't going to seek the presidency. now they have their guy in there and they are talk about insuring public...
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. >> raising the age for medicare, would that be on the table as far as you're concerned? >> yeah. having it on the table doesn't mean at the end of the day we'll agree to it. >> but you would be willing to at least talk about it. let's talk about the fact that the atmospherics here have not been very pretty. i'm wondering when you walk around the halls of congress and see your other 434 member and get you a glass of water there so you can recover, do you talk about this and say hey, what can we do to make this go forward or is this sort of like the lunch room in high school where the two sides don't speak to each other too much? >> i think it's like the lunch room in high school unfortunately, not a lot of discussion about what we ought to be doing. >> that's not comforting. so what about this fiscal cliff? some would suggest and your party, as a matter of fact, said hey, let us go off the enand maybe you can cut back the tax increases on other -- edge and maybe you can cut back the tax rexes on others later, but that would at least mean -- taxes on others later, but that would at
. >> raising the age for medicare, would that be on the table as far as you're concerned? >> yeah. having it on the table doesn't mean at the end of the day we'll agree to it. >> but you would be willing to at least talk about it. let's talk about the fact that the atmospherics here have not been very pretty. i'm wondering when you walk around the halls of congress and see your other 434 member and get you a glass of water there so you can recover, do you talk about this and...
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medicare is impacted only slightly. there would be 2% cut to payments to providers, not to beneficiaries. medicaid is excluded. however, also on january 1, this is not part of this whole sequester piece, there is is problem of medicare physician fees is sort of the perennial problem and this also happens to expire in conjunction with everything else that happens on january 1. there would be a 27% cut to doctor payments under medicare, something congress continues to not let happen. but they have to find several billion dollars, or if they want to make it go away for good, several hundred billion dollars to fix that problem. there are a lot of health related issues involved in these negotiations. there are a lot of people, lot of republicans who would like to bring the health care law into the negotiations of what happens with the fiscal cliff. they would like to do something as they always talk about entitlement reform. they would like to bring medicare onto the table to talk about perhaps doing something about revenues
medicare is impacted only slightly. there would be 2% cut to payments to providers, not to beneficiaries. medicaid is excluded. however, also on january 1, this is not part of this whole sequester piece, there is is problem of medicare physician fees is sort of the perennial problem and this also happens to expire in conjunction with everything else that happens on january 1. there would be a 27% cut to doctor payments under medicare, something congress continues to not let happen. but they...
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. >> especially for social security and medicare. my mom is about that age so that is one of my main concerns right now. >> reporter: a federal worker from north carolina has another concern. >> we've been watching it. we were just over at the capitol and they didn't have the flags up so they're in the in session. i made a comment, they had into to be in session working this thing out. >> reporter: the president and republicans in congress still have 25 days to reach a deal. the wish of many here this holiday season. on the ellipse, bob barnard, fox 5 news. >>> sunday's big battle of the beltways is turning into i friendly wager for two local lawmakers. on one side, a redskins fan. on the other side, a ravens fan. both men have plenty of confidence too. >>> ahead in about 25 minutes, we'll show you what happened when prince george's county executive rushern baker and howard county executive ken olman faced off last night on fox 5. stay with us. ♪ [ female announcer ] at yoplait, we want you to feel even better about your favorite f
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[inaudible] i paid $93 a month to medicare. i pay 15% of my prescription costs, plus i pay $11.40 a month. so, when you want to take, when it should take from yourself? >> guest: great point. first of all we have. we cut congressional budgets and that's a proof reacting to do. i'm sure we will look at trying to do it again. it's hard to address individual case because you don't know what the circumstances are. if we look at the budget they don't go down, take a look. were not spending less on this program summit were a few years ago. part of that is beginning the first edges of the baby boom moving into this. nobody has a reform proposal on either side of the other would threaten any benefit this lady is currently receiving. nobody wants to do that. if we don't do things, her benefits of the affected drastically a not so we're trying to avoid. to give credit to the other side, so were they. were trying to reach some sustainable way to protect. >> host: the gop proposal doesn't include 200 billion in savings by adjusting the cos
[inaudible] i paid $93 a month to medicare. i pay 15% of my prescription costs, plus i pay $11.40 a month. so, when you want to take, when it should take from yourself? >> guest: great point. first of all we have. we cut congressional budgets and that's a proof reacting to do. i'm sure we will look at trying to do it again. it's hard to address individual case because you don't know what the circumstances are. if we look at the budget they don't go down, take a look. were not spending...
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call unitedhealthcare to learn about medicare plans that may be right for you. call now. ♪ >>> this is a moment that has caught a lot of attention here. a homeless man sitting on a sidewalk in manhattan. he is barefoot. he is in the cold, but a policeman sees him, buys him a pair of boots. the officer appeared earlier today on cnn and explained how that homeless man reacted. >> he was extremely thankful. he had a smile from ear to ear, which is something i'll never forget, and he said, you know, thank you, officer. he is, like, god bless you and be safe out there, and he just kept on going on his way. i had asked him if he wanted to get a cup of coffee and food, but he didn't want to, and he just kept on going. >> it was a tourist from arizona, jennifer foster, who took a photo of that moment, e-mailed it to nypd. more than a million and a half people have actually seen this on the facebook page. >>> we know at least one of the lucky two winners of that record $580 million powerball jackpot. he is mark hill, 52-year-old mechanic from missouri. he bought the lu
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like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they cover some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. call today to request a free decision guide to help you better understand medicare and which aarp medicare supplement plan works best for you. with this type of plan, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients... plus, there are no networks, and you'll never need a referral to see a specialist. there's a range of plans to choose from, too. and they all travel with you. anywhere in the country. join the millions who have already enrolled in the only medicare supplement plans endorsed by aarp, an organization serving the needs of people 50 and over for generations... and provided by unitedhealthcare insurance company, which has over 30 years of experience behind it. call today. remember, all medicare supplement plans help cover some of what medicare doesn't pay -- expenses that could really add up. these kinds of plans could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. you'll be able to choose any doctor w
like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they cover some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. call today to request a free decision guide to help you better understand medicare and which aarp medicare supplement plan works best for you. with this type of plan, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients... plus, there are no networks, and you'll never need a referral to see a specialist. there's a range of...
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remember, all medicare supplement insurance plans help cover what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you thousands a year in out-of-pocket costs. call now to request your free decision guide. and learn more about the kinds of plans that will be here for you now -- and down the road. i have a lifetime of experience. so i know how important that is. bill: we have new reaction this morning from the middle east after the united nations endorsed an independent state of palestine. [shouting] those are the celebrations in the streets of the west bank in gaza but the euphoria may not last because that vote at the u.n. is mostly symbolic. the palestinians still divided by competing governments, different governments in gaza than the west bank. israel keeping control of the borders. david lee miller is live in jerusalem. what is the israeli reaction to this, david lee? >> reporter: bill, here's the front page of an israeli newspaper. it says simply in hebrew, the world decided on the front page is the approximately stin president mahmoud abbas. shortly after he spoke yesterday a
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remember, all medicare supplement insurance plans help cover what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you thousands a year in out-of-pocket costs. call now to request your free decision guide. and learn more about the kinds of plans that will be here for you now -- and down the road. i have a lifetime of experience. so i know how important that is. >>> can you be, quote, healed from homosexuality? according to some patients of conversion or reparative therapy, the answer is, yes. here's a testimonial of a website of voices of change.org. >> before the week, i was 100% homosexual. no attraction to women at all and the homosexuality was controlling my life, every aspect of my life. now it's just like a random thought every other week or so and not necessarily an attraction for another person but a memory of the past most of the time. >> california's governor called it quackery because he is and he helped ban it which it should be. now the crackdown may go nationwide. yesterday, california congresswoman jackie spear announced a nonbinding resolution to encourage each state
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remember, all medicare supplement insurance plans help cover what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you thousands a year in out-of-pocket costs. call now to request your free decision guide. and learn more about the kinds of plans that will be here for you now -- and down the road. i have a lifetime of experience. so i know how important that is. >>> the stories we're watching right now. closing guantanamo has been on president obama's agenda since he took office four years ago and it might finally become a reality, but where would all the prisoners go? possibly closer than you think. >>> more than 7 million americans suffer from the nightmare of posttramatic stress disorder, but there's a surprising new treatment, one involving the drug known as ecstasy. >>> so how could dating across party lines possibly work out? >>> two winning tickets, almost $200 million new friends we'll soon learn who power ball's newest millionaires are. >>> this surveillance video might find out who one winner might be. >>> "newsroom" starts right now. >>> good morning, everyone. thanks for
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it is just like medicare -- in medicare, they do not do anything. i am taking a considerable amount of medicine. i cannot even buy medicine. i'm in the doughnut hole. i'm not going to go out and dig. those elected do nothing for us. host: how long did you been retired? caller: 10 years. i worked for a manufacturing facility. the have gone out of business. -- they have gone out of business. host: 2 you collect social security and medicare? caller: yes, but like i said, medicine, when you try to buy it -- i can afford it. -- can't afford it. host: next up, fairfield, california -- this is the front page of the "baltimore sun" this morning. on the brink of the fiscal cliff. when lot of the operations for social security are located in baltimore. she is out protesting. there was a big protests by workers at social security about some of the fiscal cliff discussions yesterday. roma in fairfield, california, line for independents. caller: i wanted to piggyback a little bit of what the others have said before me. i am an immigrant. akin to this country whe
it is just like medicare -- in medicare, they do not do anything. i am taking a considerable amount of medicine. i cannot even buy medicine. i'm in the doughnut hole. i'm not going to go out and dig. those elected do nothing for us. host: how long did you been retired? caller: 10 years. i worked for a manufacturing facility. the have gone out of business. -- they have gone out of business. host: 2 you collect social security and medicare? caller: yes, but like i said, medicine, when you try to...
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like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they cover some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. call today to request a free decision guide to help you better understand medicare and which aarp medicare supplement plan works best for you. with this type of plan, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients... plus, there are no networks, and you'll never need a referral to see a specialist. there's a range of plans to choose from, too. and they all travel with you. anywhere in the country. join the millions who have already enrolled in the only medicare supplement plans endorsed by aarp, an organization serving the needs of people 50 and over for generations... and provided by unitedhealthcare insurance company, which has over 30 years of experience behind it. call today. remember, all medicare supplement plans help cover some of what medicare doesn't pay -- expenses that could really add up. these kinds of plans could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. you'll be able to choose any doctor w
like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they cover some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. call today to request a free decision guide to help you better understand medicare and which aarp medicare supplement plan works best for you. with this type of plan, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients... plus, there are no networks, and you'll never need a referral to see a specialist. there's a range of...
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> reporter: pager is worried about taking care of her aging parents who rely on social security and medicare. >> we'll be left supporting them while we're raising our own children. so i'm really concerned how are we going to be able to provide for our own kids and create a sustainable future for ourselves so that our kids don't end up in the same situation? >> reporter: moms rising has about a million members. it's hard to say if teddy bears will make a difference on capitol hill, but these moms say they have to try. >> thanks. >>> as part of our continuing effort to hold our elected officials accountable for what does or does not happen before the january 1st deadline, we'll be joined by two of our local lawmakers this week at 7:00. tonight it's virginia congressman gerry connolly. tomorrow i'll be chatting with maryland senator ben cardin and 9 news making it very easy on you to keep the pressure on your elected officials. log onto our website www.wusa9.com. click on the fiscal cliff link. write an e-mail to your senator or your representative. >>> prince george's county's 59th murder vict
> reporter: pager is worried about taking care of her aging parents who rely on social security and medicare. >> we'll be left supporting them while we're raising our own children. so i'm really concerned how are we going to be able to provide for our own kids and create a sustainable future for ourselves so that our kids don't end up in the same situation? >> reporter: moms rising has about a million members. it's hard to say if teddy bears will make a difference on capitol...
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medicare is solvent. and let me just turn -- medicare is solvent. medicare is solvent. medicare is solvent. and it is strong. it is solvent until 2024. social security, which is not even an issue, has nothing to do with this deficit. it's a trust fund. more importantly, it is solvent until 2037. let me repeat myself that medicare is solvent, social security is solvent until 2037. that is really a lifetime. and the gentleman has made a very good point that i would like to pursue in discussing fiscal deadlines. i have washed my mouth out with soap and will no longer yield to terminology that has been used that is falsifying where we are. let me first go over -- and i'm going to mix some apples and oranges a little bit what the president has offered us. i know we've heard it, but let me reinforce the fact, and my numbers are going to be not precise but i'm going to say that 1.2, 1.1, over one trillion in tax cuts. then war dividend, peace dividend of about one trillion. i will say war savings. i have signed on to expedite the return of our heroes from afghanistan, move int
medicare is solvent. and let me just turn -- medicare is solvent. medicare is solvent. medicare is solvent. and it is strong. it is solvent until 2024. social security, which is not even an issue, has nothing to do with this deficit. it's a trust fund. more importantly, it is solvent until 2037. let me repeat myself that medicare is solvent, social security is solvent until 2037. that is really a lifetime. and the gentleman has made a very good point that i would like to pursue in discussing...
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remember, all medicare supplement insurance plans help cover what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you thousands a year in out-of-pocket costs. call now to request your free decision guide. and learn more about the kinds of plans that will be here for you now -- and down the road. i have a lifetime of experience. so i know how important that is. . >>> happening now, a prank on the british royals takes a deadly turn. >>> sensitive secret service files left on a train. the stunning security breach. >>> and david axlerod takes it off, and challenges ool politician to do the same. >>> the radio djs behind a brprk on the british royals have blood on their hand. >> the nurse that first took the call at the hospital has apparently committed suicide. here is what the hospital is saying. >> we can confirm that she was recently the victim of a hoax call to the hospital. the hospital had been supporting here through this very difficult time. she was a first class nurse who cared for hundreds of patients during her time with us. everyone is shock and loss of a loved colleague. >
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it's not just medicare. we got 10,000 people a day going not medicare system, so that is a challenge, but that really says let's reform the system. host: where is the common ground? guest: the common ground is an acknowledgment that the cost of health care is going up as it has been in years' past, two and three times the rate of inflation is not sustainable. raising the inflation rate for the profit of growth. the position that the republicans has taken and mr. boehner is doing again and was rejected in the campaign is the voucher style approach. instead of reforming the system you impose the cost shift onto individuals. and that's what happened with the ryan plan. i mean basically he didn't change a thing, like prescription drug price negotiation. he said the government will give you $7,600, and then you're on for the rest. so the full burden of the rising health care cost gets shifted onto seniors in that case who don't have the ability to pay to for it. host: "usa today" writes that the republican propos
it's not just medicare. we got 10,000 people a day going not medicare system, so that is a challenge, but that really says let's reform the system. host: where is the common ground? guest: the common ground is an acknowledgment that the cost of health care is going up as it has been in years' past, two and three times the rate of inflation is not sustainable. raising the inflation rate for the profit of growth. the position that the republicans has taken and mr. boehner is doing again and was...
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that way medicare is getting paid for. right now we are not paying for medicare. we're going into a hole because of it. another thing is, we have lost over 500 jobs -- companies to outsourcing in the last 12 years. it is because of the free trade with china that is killing us. we are going to go bankrupt because of that. we need to put tariffs on china and bring jobs back to the country. host: are these things you think congress can tackle until the next couple of weeks before we hit the deadline? i think we lost brian and there. a comment from this but talking about the fiscal cliff issue. -- a comment from facebook talking about the fiscal cliff issue. i want to show you a bit this morning of president obama in an interview with the bloomberg tv on tuesday talking about where he is in the debate. [video clip] >> i did not expect republicans to agree to any plan where they are betting that the entitlement reform will happen. we will have to have specific downpayments now recognizing we will have to continue to work to see if we can come up with better ideas to re
that way medicare is getting paid for. right now we are not paying for medicare. we're going into a hole because of it. another thing is, we have lost over 500 jobs -- companies to outsourcing in the last 12 years. it is because of the free trade with china that is killing us. we are going to go bankrupt because of that. we need to put tariffs on china and bring jobs back to the country. host: are these things you think congress can tackle until the next couple of weeks before we hit the...
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. >> would you be willing to see the medicare enrollment age raised? >> all that does is shift the cost to other people. we've got to bring down the cost of healthcare. our economy pay as to much for the healthcare dollars. we've got to get better results. >> is there anything else you can specifically put on the table? i got to press you on this that would hurt you the way raising rates would hurt the public? >> i understand we started with spending cuts. this is part of the debt ceiling debate. we got a trillion dollars discretionary budget cuts that's in the bank. now we're talking about needing a revenue component. yes, we need to bring down the cost of healthcare and we've got to save money in our military. we're bringing our troops home. that's where we can get some savings. we can come up with enough savings to avoid the fiscal cliff now between the revenues and savings. >> the house has left town a few days and say look, there's nothing to do because there's no deal on the table. would you personally be absolutely ready to stay on the hill lock
. >> would you be willing to see the medicare enrollment age raised? >> all that does is shift the cost to other people. we've got to bring down the cost of healthcare. our economy pay as to much for the healthcare dollars. we've got to get better results. >> is there anything else you can specifically put on the table? i got to press you on this that would hurt you the way raising rates would hurt the public? >> i understand we started with spending cuts. this is part...
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it's not just medicare. and thousand people they are going into the medicare system, so that's a challenge. that really says let's reform the system. host: where is the common ground? guest: if the acknowledgement that the cost of health care is going up at 2 or 3 times the rate of inflation. the approach the republicans have taken and mr. john boehner is doing again is the voucher style approach, where instead of reforming the system, what you do is impose a cost shift on two individuals. that is when happened with the ryan plan. basically he did not change a thing, like prescription drug price negotiation. he just said the government will give you $7,600 and your on your own for the rest. the full burden of the rising cost gets shifted on to seniors. host: "usa today" writes this -- if their proposal is serious, you are saying you cannot collect benefits, so how do we tame the entitlement program? guest: the usa is judging it on the basis of how high the number is. i judge serious by how are you going to m
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age, i will means test medicare for more affluent americans. democrats are okay with that some of them anyway. he wants to show specific entitlement cut cards and then get revenues from the republicans, but both leader mcconnell and speaker boehner right now, joe, you know this very well, they don't want to give the president the trophy the democrats want. the democrats want that rate increase. that's been the trophy they've wanted since the bush tax cuts were put in place in the previous administration. they want it now. republicans say they won't give it to the president. you can call it chicken, a kabooki dance, but the stakes are high. >> it's interesting. you wonder if they sort of remembered what happened just a few years ago with t.a.r.p. there was a point where the congress couldn't come to an agreement on t.a.r.p. and they ended up sinking the stock market by 700, 800 points. today i was watching as the president and john boehner were speaking watching the stock market ticking down, ticking down. a huge danger? or, again, is this just
age, i will means test medicare for more affluent americans. democrats are okay with that some of them anyway. he wants to show specific entitlement cut cards and then get revenues from the republicans, but both leader mcconnell and speaker boehner right now, joe, you know this very well, they don't want to give the president the trophy the democrats want. the democrats want that rate increase. that's been the trophy they've wanted since the bush tax cuts were put in place in the previous...
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covered by 90% of insurance plans, including medicare. find your co-pay at myflexpen.com. >>> it was a random act of kindness that touched the entire nation when officer larry deprimo bought this homeless shoeless man a pair of boots. he didn't think it was a big deal at the time. >> when the nypd posted this single photograph online it got 30,000 comments. how wonderful. an officer and a gentleman. another one, you made your mother proud, young man. and another one, the officer deserves a medal. joining us here at the table, officer larry deprimo. good morning. >> good morning. >> we've all been talking about this story since it was in the paper. cop bought homeless guy shoes. heart and sole. why did you do it? there are many homeless people on the streets of new york. many cold nights. why this man? >> biggest two things that night, it was extremely cold out and this gentleman didn't even have a pair of socks on. and you could see the blisters from like 10, 15 feet away. >> how bad were they? >> probably about the size of my palm. and i
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